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(0)Forest Whitaker
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"Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channels his anger into becoming the World Heavyweight Champion, and later survives a near-death experience that takes him from the ring to the pulpit. But when he sees his community struggle, he reclaims his title, becoming the oldest and most improbable heavyweight champion ever" --Container.
2) Zulu
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Based on the novel by Caryl Ferey. Set against the backdrop of post-apartheid South Africa, two South African police officers on opposing sides of the apartheid divide work together to fight crime.
3) Bloodsport
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Ninjitsu master Frank Dux journeys to Hong Kong to enter the Kumite, the Olympics of martial arts, and meets a beautiful American reporter. Before long, he must face Chong-Li, a vicious Korean master of Tae Kwan Do, in a climactic fight to the finish. Superb action sequences.
6) Platoon
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The film probes the psyche of the young soldiers who fought in Vietnam. Their camaraderie, their struggle for survival amid terrifying violence and madness of combat. Dealing with the day-to-day existence of an infantry rifle platoon of thirty guys from all walks of life, PLATOON examines the fight between good and evil in the outfit and what it was really like to be a foot soldier (grunt) in Vietnam.
7) Smoke
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A group of people's lives intertwine when a New York cigar store manager, Auggie, befriends them. Among them is a writer, a reluctant father, a streetwise teen, and Auggie's long-lost ex-girlfriend...who returns with some surprising news!